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Whistler Cornucopia – Value Wines

Whistler
A couple of weeks ago we decided to book our time share and to head up to Whistler for a week. We picked this week because it is off season (no golf or skiing yet), and the booking was super cheap. We didn’t realize we would be arriving in the middle of Cornucopia, Whistler’s Celebration of Wine and Food. Once we realized it, as wine lovers, we decided to buy tickets for a couple of events. We arrived on Saturday night but instead of taking in Crush or Masquerave we decided to enjoy dinner at Hy’s (one of our Whistler favourites) and we were very happy that we did.

Wine Access Presents Killer Value Wines
Our first event (on Sunday November 13, 2011) was Wine Access Presents Killer Value Wines held at the TELUS Whistler Convention Centre in the main village. The presenters, all judges from the Wine Access issue of Best Wines Under $25, were DJ Kearney, Tom Firth, Sid Cross and Rhys Pender.

The Format
The format of the 90 minute session, with 12 roughly one ounce pours in front of us, was for question and answer while each ‘judge’ shared their thoughts on the various varietals. It was a unique format we had not seen done before and we have been to a number of wine sessions over the years. We really enjoyed this one! All of the wines were given high points and rated as a great value in this years awards.

Thanks for this, definitely going to give your recommendations a try…my father-in-law is all over it as well. Do me a favour, I’m hearing that BC Pinot Noir’s are getting some praise, if you come across any good ones let me know.